Rabobank dominate Tour of Murcia

Graeme Brown wins the battle with Greg Henderson (AAP)

Russia's Denis Menchov, of the Rabobank team, won the Tour of Murcia overnight after the fifth and final stage over 142.5km between Santiago de la Ribera and Murcia.

A group of 42 riders, including all the top men on GC, negotiated a third category climb with 11km to go to finish together.

Menchov finished 20 seconds ahead of Ruben Plaza of Liberty Seguros overall with Pieter Weening in third.

But it was Australia's Graeme Brown, also of the Rabobank team, who won the stage in 3hr 11min 46s ahead of New Zealands Greg Henderson and Argentine sprint ace JJ Haedo.

Stage five: 142.5km between Santiago de la Ribera - Murcia:

1. Graeme Brown (AUS/Rabobank) 3h 11min 46sec, 2. Greg Henderson (NZL), 3. Juan José Haedo (ARG), 4. Mathew Goss (AUS), 5. Luca Paolini (ITA) all same time

General classification:

1. Denis Menchov (RUS/Rabobank) 14h 55min 06sec, 2. Rubén Plaza (ESP) at 20, 3. Pieter Weening (NED) at 35, 4. Xavier Tondo (ESP) at 45, 5. Jaume Rovira (ESP) at 51